So my birthday turned out to be pretty awesome this year. First of all, Luke was here to share it with me and he is pretty much the best birthday gift ever! I even got a card from him and it was so sweet it melted my heart. I got spoiled with lots of presents, including this sweet beach cruiser bike from Jay, which was waiting for me in the living room when I woke up Tuesday. I can't wait to test it out soon when I am able to exercise again! And my parents got me the Vado HD pocket video camera, so we are super psyched about that gift. I am still learning how to use it but will try and post a video of Luke very soon. Something tells me the grandparents are going to be requesting lots of photos and video clips now that I am fully equipped. :)

Jay and I even managed to get out for a birthday dinner by ourselves while Nana Claire watched Luke for us. We went to On the Border and I had my first post-baby margarita and it. was. awesome! Although I had a buzz after about 3 sips. It has been a long time since I had any tequila! I didn't really miss drinking that much, but it does feel great to be able to hang with the adult beverages again!

Just a quick post to let everyone know that Luke Timothy was born on May 19th at 3:27pm. He was 8 pounds 12 ounces and 22 inches long at birth. We got home from the hospital on Thursday afternoon and I don't want to jinx us, but things seem to be going pretty well for now. We are lucky because Jay's mum is here for another 3 weeks helping, so we have an extra set of hands to hold the baby while Jay and catch naps here and there. We are still sleep deprived, but it doesn't matter. The bliss of motherhood far overpowers the lack of sleep. Luke is an angel and we are so in love with him we could just stare at him for hours.

Luke had his first doctor's appointment on Friday and everything checked out fine. We are just so happy that our baby boy is finally here and healthy!

Here are some pics of the little man, who turned out to be not so little. Will try and post another update soon!

A baby. Yes, I would like to go ahead and have this baby, that would be a great birthday present to me!

I am due tomorrow (and it is almost tomorrow as I post this) so I am really hoping Baby Blueberry is just waiting to make an on-time appearance. I kept telling him I wouldn't mind it if he decided to come early but he is already not listening to me...I think I am in trouble!

So everyone keep your fingers crossed that he will come soon. The good news is that if he doesn't come out on his own before next Tuesday, my doctor will be seeing to it that he makes his way into the world then. I am officially scheduled for an induction on 5/19, but hoping we don't get to that point!

I can usually never think of anything when people ask me what I want for my birthday, but for some reason this year I have a plethora of wants. No mind that I am unemployed and withchild and Jay and I about to be broke for the next 20 years or so due to said child...I still want any and all of these things:

First and foremost, I would like a shiny new laptop that is mine, all mine. A third floor office is not going to be conducive to my jobhunting activities once baby is on the scene so this is my priority number one. Expensive? Yes. Do I want it anyway? Yes.

New clothes. After all these months of pregnancy, I am looking forward to having a waist again at some point this summer. I know when I reach that point, I will be in need of some new duds. All hail the gift certificate!

Bare Minerals. I want to go and get pretty with some new makeup...and I need something low maintenance.

Super Paper Mario. Yes, I am that far behind the curve when it comes to gaming. But I still want it!

I know there is more but I will leave it here for now. Let's just hope Baby B decides to make an appearance sometime soon. That will be by far the best gift I get this year!